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iridal¹

  • /ˈʌɪɹɪdəl/ UK

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Formed from (the stem of) Latin īris, Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris) + -al.

adjective more iridal · most iridal

  1. rare Pertaining to a rainbow.

iridal²

  • /ˈʌɪɹɪdəl/ UK

Where it comes from

From irid- + -al.

adjective more iridal · most iridal

  1. Pertaining to the iris of the eye. The iridal dark-brown of her serious eyes had the enigmatic opacity of an Oriental hypnotist's look (in a magazine's back-page advertisement) and seemed to be placed higher that usual so that between its lower rim and the moist lower lid a cradle crescent of white remained when she stared straight a

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@misc{iridal_2026,
  title = {iridal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/iridal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}